It's a spring whisk. It wobbles while you whisk, so it's good for aerating and frothing. Like, frothy milk for cappuccinos or emulsifying dressings, stuff like that.

Inga

Icream whipper

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1039515630 Karen Gibbs

Egg beater!

hells

Hi Karen – Can you please email me so I have your email address to send you the tickets.
Thanks!

Harriet

Simona

It's a spring beater.

http://www.facebook.com/johnny.automatic John Olsen

an egg whip

hells

Hi John,
Can you please email me so I have your email address to send you the tickets?
Thanks,
Harriet

Jennifer Kim

A coil whisk

Jennifer Kim

used in small bowls and good for gravy.

Emm

Spring Whisk!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1512514865 Maria D'Alessandro

whipping cream and mixing eggs

Lara Boyko

French wisk?

http://twitter.com/halhiker @halhiker

Twirl whisk. It's used for frothing beverages or emulsifying salad dressings. You twirl it in your hands hence the name.

Justin Lu

It's a spring whisk used for whipping volume into egg whites and cream.

Diana

A "spring beater or whisk"!!

Diana

used to blend ingredients smoothly and/or incorporate air into a mixture

Paul Moses

It is a whisk, but also works as an egg separator.

lyssa b

yes for whisking eggs!! used to use this with my grandmother to make her "forgetten" cookies!!!

Gregory Madrid

dough whisk

http://twitter.com/amycimino Amy Cimino

Cream Whipper!

Guest

vintage whisk egg beater

http://www.facebook.com/Justmike Michael Muniz

whisk / egg beater

@mayo4u

a spring beater

MushuGoat

it's a 'spring' , or 'twirl' whisk used to 'whisk' up volumes of egg(whites), cream(fraiche) etc.

http://www.facebook.com/ycandelas Yolanda Candelas

Utensil wisk

fivefootgal

spring beater to make whipping cream!

http://www.facebook.com/james.beirne James Beirne

It's a spring beater

http://www.facebook.com/james.beirne James Beirne

Ooops…I didn't answer the question specifically…This spring beater is for whipping eggs in a cup. Can also be used to emulsify oil and vinegar.

Whisk

so, what was it?

hells

It's a spring whisk!

Anuradha

An egg beater, which can be used to which anything to which anything at all. Growing up in India, I saw my mom use one daily. And I have one in my kitchen too!

Blake

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Evan Kleiman has been the host of Good Food on KCRW since 1998. A long time restaurateur, she operated the influential Angeli Caffe from 1984 to 2012. She is the author of six cookbooks including Cucina Fresca.